In the next few days, Gu Jinmi still ignored the other three until the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet when she sent someone to invite them to attend the banquet with her.
Gu Jinmi watched the singing and dancing below, and fed Zhuxuan some cakes from time to time. She really played the role of the queen who was blinded by lust vividly! She had to admire herself!
The ministers shook their heads when they saw this scene, lamenting the country's misfortune! They really didn't know why the former queen would pass the throne to the current queen! Obviously, the princess is the most suitable candidate.
Although Zhuxuan was a simple person, he certainly noticed the contemptuous looks from the people below, and he immediately felt unhappy.
Gu Jinmi, who was standing next to him, of course also noticed Zhu Xuan's change, and quickly reached out and patted Zhu Xuan's hand, shaking her head and saying, "There's no need to get angry for those who don't want to do it."
"But the Queen and the others are really going too far."
"Okay, okay, let them watch theirs, and we'll eat ours. Come, have another piece."
Gu Qingyin heard the words around her and immediately smiled with satisfaction. After all, if these ministers had any grudges against the empress, then she only needed to encourage them a little bit, and these ministers would definitely follow her. This was the effect she wanted.
"Your Majesty, there has been a lot of flower thieves in the city recently. Many men in the boudoirs have been defiled by these flower thieves. May I ask Your Majesty what we should do about this?" Gu Qingyin said.
"Ah! My dear sister, you are such a spoilsport! Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. We are all having a reunion, but my dear sister, you brought up such a matter at such a festive banquet. It is really inappropriate! Besides, aren't you the one in charge of the affairs of the court? Just let me know what to do. Why do you have to spoil my interest with these trivial matters?"
"Queen, this is inappropriate!" a minister stood up and said.
"What's wrong with that? Since I am the one sitting on the throne, I can do whatever I want. Besides, the princess is not someone else." Gu Jinmi waved her hand and said, "Everyone should just have fun at this banquet! As for the affairs of the court, I will not ask about them today."
Everyone could only sigh as they looked at Gu Jinmi's determined look!
Halfway through the banquet, Gu Jinmi saw Gu Qingyin and Mei Yu leave one after another, and winked at the people behind him. The people behind him immediately understood and followed quietly.
After the banquet, Gu Jinmi called people to the imperial study and asked, "What happened?"
"Reporting to the Queen, Mei Fei and the Princess secretly exchanged gifts, and the Princess even asked Mei Fei to send someone to poison your food. She also hid the voodoo doll in your Yangxin Palace."
"Oh, is it so?"
"Your Majesty, do you need your subordinates to go and bring Concubine Mei here?"
"No need. I have my own plans for this matter. By the way, pay more attention to the movements of the Princess's Mansion recently to see if she has any entanglements with those ministers."
"yes."
Gu Jinmi opened the window and looked at the bright moon in the sky, muttering to herself, "I hope you won't let me down! Otherwise, she will have to find an opportunity to take drastic measures."
In the Plum Garden, the three men looked at the voodoo doll on the table. Ju Hong couldn't help but said, "Brother, do we really want to put this voodoo doll in the Queen's bedroom? You know, this voodoo doll is very poisonous!"
"Brother, what Third Brother said makes sense. How about we burn this voodoo doll?"
"No, once the doll is damaged, it will release poisonous gas, and anyone who touches the doll will be poisoned!"
"Brother, this won't work, and that won't work either. What should we do? How about we go and confess to the Queen? After all, the Queen knows our identities. And I don't think the Queen is stupid. Let's hand over the voodoo doll and let the Queen take care of it."
"No, you have to know that the most taboo thing in this palace is this voodoo doll. If the empress knew all this, who knows if we can get away safely! Besides, the voodoo doll was originally given to us by the princess. The princess will definitely put some curse on the doll that is not good for the queen. If we hand this thing over to the queen, wouldn't that be exactly what the princess wants!" Mei Xi shook his head and said.
"Brother is right. This thing can neither be handed over to the Queen nor burned. It is really a difficult matter! And now the Queen is poisoned."
Before Lan Yi finished speaking, the door was opened by Zhu Xuan. Zhu Xuan looked at his three brothers who loved him with disbelief, and kept shaking his head and said, "Big brother, is what second brother said true?"
Mei Xi looked at Zhu Xuan who suddenly broke in and fell silent.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, how could you do this! The queen is so good to us, but you want to poison her."
"Zhuxuan, please listen to our explanation. Don't forget who you belong to."
"Whose people? Haha, big brother, ever since the princess mercilessly threw a few of us into the snake cave, I no longer recognize her as my master. Big brother, second brother, third brother, have you forgotten that so many of our companions killed each other because of the princess, and watched our friends and companions die in our own hands. Have you forgotten all this? The princess is an unforgivable evil. She is just using us as a tool to seize power. She is using us to get close to the queen and obtain information about her."
"But the Queen is different. She is so kind to us. Whenever she has something delicious or fun, the first thing she thinks of is us. Although the Queen may not be a good monarch, she is a good wife. Big brother, when we were bullied in the palace, it was the Queen who stood up and warned them. Second brother, have you forgotten that when you had a high fever, it was the Queen who stayed by your side day and night? Third brother, you like to practice martial arts, and the Queen built a martial arts arena for you. Have you forgotten all this?"
"How can you repay kindness with enmity and harm the Queen?"
"Zhu Xuan." Mei Yu walked over, raised his hand, slapped Zhu Xuan and said, "Zhu Xuan, you have overstepped your bounds. Don't we know this in our hearts? But the princess is grateful for saving our lives."
"Brother, you actually hit me. How could the princess save our lives? She brought us back to the palace just because she liked our looks and treated us as pawns in her hands. Besides, when she inhumanely threw us into the snake cave, the life-saving grace had been completely repaid. It was the empress who gave us the chance to be reborn." After Zhuxuan finished speaking, he ran away crying.
"Brother, you know my temper, so you don't have to take it to heart." Lan Yi patted Mei Xi's shoulder and said.
"That's right, big brother. Actually, big brother, I think what I said makes sense!"
"Do you think I don't know? As soon as we entered the Princess's residence, we fell into their trap. Now we want to escape unscathed, but that's simply wishful thinking! Even if we escape to the ends of the earth, do you think the Princess will let us go so easily? Forget it, forget it, you guys go back first!"
On the other side, Zhu Xuan was beaten by Mei Yu! He felt wronged and anxious. You know, his brothers were reluctant to beat him since he was a child! But today...
Gu Jinmi was just about to take off her clothes and go to bed when she heard some noise outside.
"Empress Zhu, Empress Zhu, you can't go in! The Queen has already gone to bed."
"No, I want to go in and see the Queen, the Queen, the Queen."
Gu Jinmi sighed and said, "Let him in!"
As soon as Zhuxuan came in, he threw himself into Gu Jinmi's arms crying, like a lost child.
Gu Jinmi patted Pa Zhuxuan on the back and comforted him, "Zhu'er, what's wrong? You are crying so sadly. What happened? Tell me."
Zhu Xuan was about to speak, but he thought that if he told the Queen about this, the Queen would never forgive his brothers. So the Queen must not know about this. He shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I just miss you, Queen."
"Haha, you missed me. Come on, Zhu'er, tell me the truth about what happened. Why did you cry just now? And why is your face swollen?" Gu Jinmi said as he touched Zhuxuan's face with heartache.
Zhu Xuan looked at Gu Jinmi who was concerned about him, and the guilt in his heart suddenly exploded! The Queen was so good to him, how could he watch the Queen die! But they are his brothers, he can't betray them! On one side is the Queen, and on the other side are his brothers, Zhu Xuan really has a headache! "Nothing, I just accidentally fell on the way here, so I cried."
Gu Jinmi did not expose Zhu Xuan. She smiled and tapped Zhu Xuan's head and said, "You! You are so old, but you can't even walk properly. Come here, I will apply some ointment on you. I guarantee that your face will be smooth and plump again tomorrow."
Seeing Gu Jinmi applying medicine to herself seriously, Zhu Xuan couldn't help but ask, "Queen, have you been feeling unwell recently?"
"No, I'm not feeling well! I just feel particularly tired lately. It's nothing serious."
"Really? But Your Majesty, you'd better see the imperial physician!" Zhu Xuan said cautiously.
"See the imperial physician! No, it's okay."
"But Queen, Queen you."
"Haha, okay, okay, since Zhu'er is so worried about me, I will go see the imperial physician whenever I have time. This should be fine, right? My dear Zhu'er."
Zhu Xuan blushed as he looked at Gu Jinmi and said, "Queen. You only know how to tease Zhu Er."
"Haha, okay, okay, since you are here, then just rest here tonight!"
"Okay." Zhuxuan said shyly.